Mid-Century Modern-Esque Serving Tray

builtbyblue Sep 20, 2015

My in-laws have recently bought a new house and are refinishing it in a mid-century modern style. I made this serving tray (charcuterie style) as a housewarming/renovation project complete gift for them. The light wood is honey locust. The dark stripes are American Black Walnut that I salvaged from a different failed attempt at a project.

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Thanks for looking!

Fairly straight and parallel!

I am not a photographer. This is my attempt at artsy.

Thought it was neat that the bowl tray was in the middle of some walnut.

Beautiful grain in the honey locust

Started a bit late with pics. Dressing the rough lumber (done long ago) and table saw cutting precise this! Add a little glue. Titebond 3. "Food safe"...poor man's term for expensive.

Clamps! Left these bad boys on for about 12 hours.

I mentioned in the showcase that I was salvaging some walnut. I was trying to make a serving dish here but failed. The wood was expensive so I couldn't pitch it out and have been saving. The stripes are cut from the sides of this.